PEPPOL-EN16931-R043 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does PEPPOL-EN16931-R043 mean?
The ChargeIndicator decides whether an amount raises the invoice total (charge) or lowers it (allowance). Peppol allows only the plain truth values 'true' and 'false' here.
Common causes of PEPPOL-EN16931-R043
- The indicator was written as '1'/'0' or left empty instead of 'true'/'false'.
How to fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R043
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to the spot in question along this XPath:
- Apply the fix. Set the ChargeIndicator to 'true' (charge) or 'false' (allowance) - other values such as '1', '0' or empty values are not allowed.
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that PEPPOL-EN16931-R043 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
Set the ChargeIndicator to 'true' (charge) or 'false' (allowance) - other values such as '1', '0' or empty values are not allowed.
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